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Our client is seeking a highly skilled Controller to join their team to oversee their financial operations. The Controller will play a pivotal role in managing the company's financial processes, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and strategic planning. This position involves supervising the accounting team, providing financial guidance to senior management, and implementing strong financial controls and procedures.
The Role - summary
- Spearheading the annual financial planning process for the group of companies.
- Oversee preparation of monthly financial statements and analysis.
- Preparing variance analysis to highlight opportunities for cost control.
- Taking responsibility for quality of all deliverables of the Finance function.
- Managing the accumulation and consolidation of all financial data necessary for an accurate accounting of consolidated business results.
- Becoming the resident expert on the financial reporting system and help resolve system issues and offering recommendations for improvement and implementing new processes.
- Overseeing treasury operations to optimize debt and cash balances.
- Establishing policies and procedures to enhance the system of internal controls.
- Coach and mentor the team.
- Participate in hiring, training and retaining skilled accounting staff.
- Preparation of forecasts and budget.
- Establish relationships with the company’s bankers and prepare weekly and monthly bank reports.
- Oversee annual audit process.
Education and Experience
- 5+ years’ experience in a similar role
- CPA Designation
- Deep understanding of financial statements
- Previous experience at a professional services firm is an asset
- Financial modeling skills using advanced excel functions.
- A mature approach to Problem solving by diving deeper and considering broader business implications.
- Experience managing a team and developing people.
